Museum reproductions inflate perceived number of sculptures

Museum reproductions inflate perceived number of sculptures. Multiple official reproductions of the same heads exist in different museums Belgrade Museum displays original sculptures Lepenski Vir museum has reproductions in display cases

Why does Lepenski Vir seem to have so many sculptures? Museums are to blame! Multiple official reproductions exist in different institutions—Belgrade shows originals, the site museum shows copies. What you see in museums isn't always what's real.

Key Facts

• Multiple official reproductions of the same heads exist in different museums
• Belgrade Museum displays original sculptures
• Lepenski Vir museum has reproductions in display cases
• The full-scale excavation reproduction shows accurately placed sculptures
• Different lighting and angles of the same boulder appear as different objects

Related site: Lepenski Vir — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.

Source: LEPENSKI VIR: We're completely wrong about the Fish Head Sculptures. by The Prehistory Guys